Predict

Based on the title, I predict this is going to be about ____. I think the next part will be about ____. Based on ____ (a clue), I predict ____. Based on what ____ said/did, I predict ____.

Teacher-Like Question
Who is ____? What is/does ____? When is ____? Where is ____? Why is ____ important? Why does ____ happen? How is ____ like ____? What caused ____ to ____? Why does the author ____? Which sentence best tells ____? How is ___ an example of ___?

Clarify
1. Reread 2. Look for little words inside big words 3. Look for root words, prefixes or suffixes 4. Look for commas, parentheses, or bold-face type. 5. Think of a similar word 6. Substitute a word 7. Use a reference 8. Ask

Summarize
Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? This story/paragraph is mostly about ____. The topic sentence is ____. The author is trying to tell me ____. This is mostly about ____. A FRAMED SUMMARY SENTENCE: This story/passage about _________ begins with _________, discusses (or develops) the idea that _________, and ends with _________.

Make a Picture
When I read this, I imagine that ____. As I read, in my mind I see ____. I can see ____. This must look like ____. The colors are ____.

Teacher/Leader
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Predict card? Read aloud Clarify card? Make a picture card? Teacher-like question card? Summary card?

Mariely Sanchez www.sanchezclass.com